The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-15
The Hopkins Mower Enterprise at
j JOhnstOwn, has baen abandoned.

The Hopkins Mower Enterprise at
Johnstown, has baen abandoned.
Mrs. j. G. Brown, of Lilly. has opened
a millinery and notion tore at her home in
that place.
Mr.. Samuel O'Hara, of Munster town-
ship, who was reported seriously III last
week is able to be out again
Mr.. Philip Warner, and old resident o.
Washington township, had a stroke of
appoplexy and is lying in a critical condi-
ton.
-Mrs. Mary Tyre, whose maid en- name
was Mary Ritter, formerly Of this place, died
at Catawissa, Pa, on Thursday of last week,
aged about 3S gears.
The call for the meeting of the school
directors of Cambria county for the purpose
of eIecting County Superintendent will be
found in another column.
-Messrs. Cohen & Marx the popular
clothiers of Johnstown, have some thing of
interest to say to the people of Ebensburg.
See their card in another column.
The following named persons can each
get letter by calling at the Ebensburg
postofhce: Edward Brockbank, Mr. J. T.
Fuller, John D. Griffith. Miss Annie Hawn
(2), F. w. Ott Mr.. Ira James and Mr Harry
Stalk.
Sister Antonia, OF st. Vincent's. and
Sister Hida, Mother Superior, at the Latrobe
schools, have fallen heir to the estate of
their father, a Mr.. Daugherty, of PhiladeI-
phia, which is estimated at $3.50. 900, and un-
der the existing rules will be turned over to
the Sisserhood
Our farmers will be very busy now for
some time with their spring work and will
have but little time TO come to town. When
they do visit town they should go at once to
John Owens store on High street, and lay
in supply Of dry goods, dress goods, boots
and shoes. groceries and provisions John
always sells at bottom prices.
The students of the Ebensburg Normal
will be given a reception on Monday eve
ming, in the hall. by Misses Kittie Moote and
Edith Condor, the teachers of EIocution and
vocal music. The exercises will consist of
readings and ROTATIONS, vocal and instru-
mental music. and addresses by the teach
ers. Mr.. CaufieI will also give an iIIustra-
ton of artistic drawing AID penmanship.
Christ Hecker, a boy about fourteen
wears OF age. was cut IN two by the cars at
the iron bridge across the COnemaugh at
JohnstOwn, on Wednesday forenoon. He
and another bOv we're on the bridge when
the train came laundering along and they
started to run across. They succeeded in
getting across and his companion got out Of
the way of the train, but young Recker be
coming bewildered stepped in front Of the
train and was cut to pieces
Captain John p. Suter, chief telegraph
operator for the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany for the Pittsburgh division and
branches, died at Pittsburg on Sunday, aged
fifty years. The deceased was born in Ber-
lin, Somerset county, and when a boy came to
JOhnstOwn and learned the art of telegraphy
and was in the employ Of the railroad com
Dany until the breaking out the war, when
he went out with the JohEstown Zouaves
as first Lieutenant, and afterwards went out
as a Captain in the Fifty fourth regiment.
At the expiration of his term of service he
was appointed to the position with the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co, which he held up to
short time before his death. He was mar
ried to a daughter of the late E. a. Vickroy,
of Lower YOder township, who, with several
children, survive him.
Francis R. Reighard, aged eighteen
years, son of Abram Reghard VINO lives
near Imlertown, in Bedford township, com
pIPted his last term of school lest month.
He went to the HelzeI School for thirteen
years, the school house being a mile and
a-quarter distant from his home. and IN all
that time did not miss day. In going to
and from school he walked 3. $50 miles. In
A1rT -, l., 10
ed 100 in reading. grammar, writing, history,
arithmetic, attendance, punctuality, and de-
portm ent % in spelling, and % in general
information. physiology, and geography.
This is ? remarkable record, and the young
man and his parents have just cause to be
proud of it. On the day after the close of
his school life he went TO work in the iron
ore mines for the purpose of earning money
to defray his expenses at Normal School,
Bedford Gazette.